Kenya through the Kenya Wildlife Service is for the first time undertaking a one-off national wildlife census to establish the status of her wildlife resources. KWS said the census will enhance conservation efforts by determining the exact numbers of all wildlife including the endangered species and their exact location. In every three to five years the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife is required to provide information as outlined in the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (WCMA), 2013 as well as the status of wildlife resources monitoring report respectively. KWS officials said the objective of the exercise is to ascertain Kenya’s wildlife population and distribution, determine the exact locations of wildlife to minimize human wildlife conflict and identify threats to wildlife conservation and management. For the wetland ecosystems, both aerial and ground count methods will be applied.

Source: The Star May 07, 2021 06:56 UTC